Chapter 72: The Elixir Refreshed by the Gold of Life and the Signs of Second AwakeningAfter the guard left, Dai Youheng casually tossed the exquisitely crafted invitation, imbued with royal elegance, to a corner of his bed, as if it were nothing more than an unimportant scrap of paper.Perhaps he would find time to see what that princess was up to, but when would that 'time' be? That depended on his mood and schedule.Currently, nothing was more important than completely refining the spirit devourer engraving knife and absorbing the gold of living beings energy it contained.He sat back down on the bed in a cross-legged position, his mind calm, and once again fully circulated the Golden Adamant Evil Warding Body. Under the activation of the cultivation technique, his body seemed to transform into a scorching furnace, continuously refining and devouring the stubborn and malevolent residual baleful qi within the spirit devourer engraving knife.This process was slow and arduous, like meticulous carving, allowing no room for impatience.Once he entered this meditative state, an entire day and night passed.It wasn't until the morning of the third day that the ancient, azure engraving knife finally emitted an extremely subtle hum, like a sigh of relief. The last trace of obscure malevolence on its blade completely dissipated, replaced by a restrained and warm azure-green luster, as if a jade that had slept for ten thousand years had finally shed its impurities.The spirit devourer engraving knife had been completely refined.Its essence as a "ferocious knife" had been domineeringly devoured by the Golden Adamant Evil Warding Body. What remained now was the purest and most boundless "gold of living beings" energy!Dai Youheng didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately guiding the vast, ocean-like energy, filled with infinite vitality, into his mental force sea.He didn't choose to open a 'second sea of consciousness' like Electrolux. He wanted to concentrate all resources to intensely strengthen his sole origin! He desired absolute intensity, not quantity.The moment the incomparably pure life and mental energy of the gold of living beings surged in, Dai Youheng felt as if his entire consciousness exploded instantly, then was reshaped by an incredibly gentle yet powerful force!His mental force sea expanded wildly at an unprecedented speed, its barriers continuously reinforced and broadened. His mental force seemed to undergo a fundamental transformation, becoming more condensed, more resilient, and even more vast.In terms of mental force intensity alone, he was now no less inferior to a Spirit Saint level powerhouse!This was far from over. The immense life energy was not entirely absorbed by the mental force sea; a considerable portion of it, as if possessing sentience, spontaneously integrated into his two Spirits.The fate reversal heavenly demon pill became even more profound and restrained, the patterns on the surface of the pill seemed to come alive, slowly circulating, emitting an even more mysterious aura.And the Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger Martial Soul, nourished by the life energy, let out a comfortable low roar. Its illusory form seemed to solidify by a fraction, and the 'King' character pattern on its forehead became even clearer and more majestic."What boundless vitality, what miraculous gold of living beings!" Sister Snow Empress's remnant soul exclaimed from within Dai Youheng's mental force sea, "No wonder you went to such lengths to obtain it first. This harvest far exceeds expectations!"Dai Youheng carefully sensed the changes within himself, and an even more pleasant surprise emerged in his mind: the progress of the yin yang reversal fate lotus seed pill, one of the fate reversal heavenly demon pill's second Spirit Abilities, had significantly refreshed!Logically, he had just condensed one and bestowed it upon Ling Ya, and the next one would require at least five years of accumulation. But under the nourishment of the boundless vitality of the gold of living beings, this process was greatly shortened.He estimated that in at most two years, or even less, the next heaven-defying pill could be condensed again!Most importantly, the energy of the gold of living beings was not a one-time consumable. It was like an inexhaustible spring of life, eternally existing deep within his mental force sea.As long as his mental force sea was not instantly and completely destroyed, no matter how severe the mental trauma he suffered, he could gradually recover with the help of this life force.This continuously existing nourishing power would also permanently shorten the condensation cycle of the "yin yang reversal fate lotus seed pill" from about five years to four years!Upon hearing this, Sister Snow Empress's surprise in her thoughts deepened, "Shortened to four years? It seems that life force treasures can indeed greatly shorten the cooldown time. If we just find a few more… Youheng, if this is true, you might really be able to form a Titled Douluo army that is completely loyal to you in the future!"This era was different from ten thousand years ago; Titled Douluo were not as valuable as they once were. One or two low-level Titled Douluo might not be able to determine the continent's pattern, but what if it was an entire army? That would be a power capable of overturning the continent.Although Dai Youheng was also excited, his inherent calmness quickly suppressed the ripples in his heart.He continued to sense carefully and suddenly noticed that his Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger Martial Soul seemed to have undergone an extremely subtle change when it absorbed the gold of living beings just now. It was a primal, eager tremor, as if some shackles were about to be broken, but the feeling flashed and quickly subsided, returning to its original state."Sister Snow Empress, my Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger Martial Soul just now seemed to…" Dai Youheng articulated his perception.Sister Snow Empress pondered for a moment, then analyzed, "This should be the reappearance of the signs of a secondary awakening. You had a similar sensation when you absorbed the Abyssal Ice Prison Tiger spirit ring before, but the bloodline power intensity and purity of that twenty-thousand-year Spirit Beast were still far from enough, only able to stir a ripple, unable to truly break through the barrier."Her thought became firm, "Now, with the vast life essence power of the gold of living beings as support, plus your miraculous cultivation technique, which is suspected to be related to top-tier beast kings, continuously tempering the Martial Soul's origin, what is lacking is a powerful enough and pure enough high-level tiger bloodline power as the final catalyst and fuel!""If you can successfully hunt that Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Prison Tiger and absorb its spirit ring and Spirit Bone, using its hundred-thousand-year cultivation's pure tiger king bloodline as fire, the life force of the gold of living beings as the furnace, and your cultivation technique as the hammer, the three combined will surely help your Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger Martial Soul complete a thorough, transformative secondary awakening!"Dai Youheng's eyes gleamed brightly; Sister Snow Empress's analysis perfectly aligned with his premonition."It seems I'll have to find time to return to the Extreme North Icecap later," he muttered to himself, having already put hunting the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Prison Tiger King on his agenda.Once the Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger completed its secondary awakening, his strength would undoubtedly undergo another qualitative leap.After absorbing the immense energy of the gold of living beings, Dai Youheng felt refreshed and invigorated. His mental force was unprecedentedly full and sharp, and his perception range had expanded several times over."I wonder how far Shrek has progressed in their battles," Dai Youheng mused. Although he didn't care about winning or losing, the competition gathered elites from various forces of the younger generation. Observing their fighting styles, Spirit characteristics, and even the application of spirit tool, he could always gain some useful information.
